The Braided Cord Experts with FASDs

 

We are the Lifelong FASD experts

Real people. Real lives. Real hope.

Go to the people who have an FASD
Live with them • Learn from them • Love them

Start with what they know •  Build with what they have

But with the best leaders
When the work is done, the task accomplished

The people with an FASD will say “We have done this ourselves!”

Adapted by Rob and Barb Wybrecht (Lao Tsu – 700 BC)

 

If you are an adult or young adult with FASDs and would like to share "YOUR STORY" here is a great place to add your voice. We are the first generation of persons with FASDs that have been recognized. If we all join together and share ideas of what has worked for us - maybe - just maybe we can help the younger people. We are all in this together - we were simply born like this!

To learn more about each of us – Click on our names or photos

Liz

Alicia

Rob

Liz Kulp I was diagnosed at 12.5 years old with FASDs and life can get really complicated at times. But I am not about to quit. I have a lot of ideas. I am a good friend to many people. I am creative. I love life. I have written over fifty songs, two books, performed in four states and spoken out about FASD internationally. Don't tell me what I CAN'T do. I will keep doing what I can do! I am not about to quit "shouting!" Help me make some more noise.

Alicia Ministry to Build Awareness of FASDs

I am an adult with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Effects. (FAE). My mom drank the entire 9 months of her pregnancy I am told and left me with the result of such poor choices. God bless my poor mom who loved me unconditionally. She got me when I was 4 years old!

Today I am married and am a Sign Language Interpreter for the Commonwealth of Virginia. I have two college degrees. One in Business the other in American Sign Language!

Rob - Member FASD Steering Committee FASD Center of Excellence I was the first infant diagnosed with FAS in Michigan, in 1973. Having a diagnosis at birth has been extremely helpful to both me and my parents. Although there were no conferences or books or videos on FAS in 1973, having the diagnosis helped my family think and parent differently.

As I grew older I wanted to become part of the solution of the FASD puzzle. Today I am involved in the areas of prevention as well as intervention.

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Steve

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Stephen Neafcy

It took 43 years before I found out how cme life was always so hard for me. Award winning author Stephen Neafcy shares his Simple Steps to a fullfilling life with FASDs.

FREE SAMPLE PAGES !

  
If the numbers are right - tens of thousands of babies are born each year with FASDs.
Hundreds of thousands of us exist throughout the world. We live in your community, work at jobs and go to school with you.
We are strong people with strong personalities. We have needed this strength to survive.
I would like to introduce you to the real FASD experts who have done, are doing and can do great things. Having fetal alcohol brain injury is NOT our fault. We did not do anything to make this happen to us.
If you have FASDs and want to be featured for your CAN DO attitude and abilities, email braidedcord@gmail.com.